Decision Workspace
root_rain vs weathr vs snailshell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
root_rain
experimentalv0.1.3
A colorful animated weather simulation for the terminal — rain and snow effects with customizable speed, color, and style.
50
weathr
experimentalv1.4.0
A terminal-based ASCII weather application with animated scenes driven by real-time weather data
49
snailshell
growingv0.3.1
Library for making terminal text display with pleasant RPG-style animations.
Core Metrics
| root_rain | weathr | snailshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 208 | 3.4K | 10.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 456 | 73 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 162d ago | 32d ago | 1334d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
root_rain
Maintenance
6
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
weathr
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
snailshell
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| root_rain | weathr | snailshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.4.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3.3MB | 74KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •weathr leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snailshell has the most downloads (10.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ snailshell has not been updated in over a year.
- •root_rain, snailshell are pre-1.0 — API may change.